Giallo a Venezia (1979)

In Venice a detective is on the trail of a killer who commits a double murder (a married couple) then more grisly killings occur. Sex, drugs, gore and perversions are ingredients of this sadistic and sleazy giallo.

Director:

Mario Landi

Writer:

Aldo Serio (screenplay)

Stars:

Leonora Fani, Jeff Blynn, Gianni Dei

Cast

Cast overview:
Leonora Fani	...	Flavia
Jeff Blynn	...	Insp. Angelo De Pol
Gianni Dei	...	Fabio
Michele Renzullo	...	Andrea Caron
Eolo Capritti	...	Maestrin
Vassili Karis	...	Bruno Nielsen (as Vassili Karamesinis)
Giancarlo Del Duca	...	Alberto
Mariangela Giordano	...	Marzia (as Maria Angela Giordan)

Storyline

Inspector Angelo De Pol (Jeff Blynn) is assigned to the case of a double murder in Venice, the victims were a married couple. He suspects that a psycho killer in on the loose, however during the investigation the inspector discovers that the husband was a sex maniac and a drug addict. Soon afterwards bloody killings begin to occur.

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Plot Keywords:

hard boiled egg | sexual pleasure | graphic nudity | extreme sexual content | sexy woman | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

31 December 1979 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Mystery in Venice

Filming Locations:

Venice, Veneto, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elea Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 99 min (uncut)

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A 35mm print of this film, which contained the unrated version that was considered lost, was found in the attic of a Portuguese dental clinic. The footage was restored and released on Blu-ray in 2016.

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Goofs

In one scene, a man and a woman are having sex and her bare breasts are visible. However, in one facial shot of the man during the same sequence, we can see her reflection in his sunglasses and she is clearly wearing a bra.

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Giallo a Venezia (2012)

User Reviews

Truly disgusting and misogynistic giallo. **Spoilers**

"Giallo a Venezia" is,without a doubt,one of the sleaziest movies ever produced in Italy.Along with "The New York Ripper"(1982,Lucio Fulci)and "The Killer Is Still Among Us"(1985,Camillo Teti)this is possibly the nastiest giallo ever made.The film begins with a double murder on the Venetian docks:architect Fabio(Gianni Dei)is stabbed with a pair of scissors,while his wife Flavia(Leonora Fani)is drowned.The fact that Flavia was pulled back from the water by the killer after being drowned,intrigues inspector DePaul(Jeff Blynn)and his assistant Maestrin.As they begin investigating friends of the couple,such as Marizia(Mariangela Giordano from "Burial Ground" and "Malabimba"),they soon discover that Fabio was in fact a sex crazed cocaine addict,who could only achieve sexual gratification by violence and sick voyeurism put upon his wife.During the investigation Marizia begins to receive threatening phone calls from ex-lover and soon after that a series of brutal murders is set in motion.Director Mario Landi("Patrick Still Lives")fails to create any suspense or mystery.What Landi looses in mystery he more than makes up for with some of the most brutal violence and sex ever put on the screen.The violence in "Giallo a Venezia" is truly shocking.A prostitute is stabbed repeatedly in the crotch in one of the most sickeningly audacious murder sequences ever filmed.Another gory highlights include Giordano being tied naked to her kitchen table and having her leg cut off with a handsaw by the killer and Marizia's lover being doused in gasoline and set alight.The long sex scenes are pretty explicit and it's quite obvious that Landi's intentions were only to show as much sex and blood as he could.To sum up,if you like sleaze and extreme gore then you should check this one out.Recommended!